The widow of Roger Rodas claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that the Porsche he was driving was going only 55 mph when it crashed, killing him and his passenger, actor Paul Walker.
The claim contradicts a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department's...

Veterans hunting for jobs can print out their resumes and head to McCambridge Recreation Center Thursday for the Veterans Job Fair.
About 50 employers have registered to attend, and will be holding on-the-spot interviews and collecting resumes from...

Norman Sewelson was out of his car for… 20 minutes? Maybe 30? He doesn’t remember — it was a long time to be sitting by the heavy traffic on Pico Boulevard, waiting for the dirty little dog to trust him.
Then he realized the little...

A panel discussion especially geared for parents of eighth-grade students is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 in the La Cañada High School auditorium, 4463 O ak Grove Drive.
The event is presented by the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation...

While several of Glendale's top employers have downsized since 2006, at least one — Glendale Adventist Medical Center — has added employees.
Since 2006, the hospital has jumped its employee base, including full-time and hourly workers, by 21% to 2,424, according to an analysis of data released this month by the city of Glendale in its comprehensive annual financial report.
Human resources officials at the hospital attribute the gain to new clinical positions who came along with the...

The year was filled with ups and downs, good news and bad. Some things changed. The City Council welcomed a new member, Glendale Community College ushered in a new leader, and the city and college tightened smoking rules. A long-simmering dispute about whether residents in the Sagebrush area properly belonged to Glendale or La Cañada public schools reignited.
The year saw tragedy as well. Pedestrian deaths continued despite efforts by police officials, the city saw its first homicide since 2009, and...

Regarding the deaths of Roger Rodas and actor Paul Walker in a car crash Nov. 30: It is with a heavy heart and much sadness I mourn the death of Roger Rodas, a former student and friend. When Roger was at Hoover he impressed me with his passion for life and his kindness to fellow students. His involvement in the classroom and student activities made the experiences of all concerned better. In athletics he had the heart of a lion and would lead with a quiet determination.
He enjoyed his football...

After initial reports of the death of actor Paul Walker and his friend, race-car driver Roger Rodas, emerged earlier this week, Crescenta Valley High assistant football coach Dennis Hughes recalled he had once coached Rodas.
“When this happened, I saw the name Roger Rodas and kept thinking, I know that name. That was one of our guys,” Hughes said this week.
Hughes coached Rodas in the early 1990s on Hoover High's football team, with Rodas playing defensive back. He remembered Rodas as a...

A 48-year-old Glendale woman who was making a bank deposit was robbed Thursday night after a man told her “get out of the way” because her account was his, police said.
The woman was completing a transaction at an ATM in the Bank of America in the 200 block of North Glendale Avenue when she noticed the man pacing near her, according to Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.
He reportedly moved closer and told her the account and ATM belonged to him. After the man told her to move...

Robert Marcum knew he had a problem when he found out he was dead.
The tragic news arrived recently as he was trying to close a deal to buy property in Palm Springs. Marcum, 70, was informed that, according to his credit file, he'd passed away a couple of years ago.
"No one had told me," he said.
Looking more closely at his credit file, Glendale resident Marcum discovered that not only was he dead but that, when he was alive, he was apparently involved with a woman named Jean Thomson. Her name was...

The City Treasurer’s office is in need of security enhancements to safeguard the tens of thousands of dollars that move through the city’s banking arm daily, according to an internal audit.
Without the security enhancements, deposits, which come from various city departments, including Glendale Water & Power and Community Services & Parks, are at risk of misappropriation, the Sept. 6 audit stated.
DOCUMENT: Glendale City Treasurer's Office Operational Audit
City Treasurer Rafi Manoukian...